St. Pius Travels To St. Vincent In A Battle For I-55 Supremacy On J-98

(Perryville) Two of the top teams in the I-55 will battle it out Friday night on J-98. The St. Pius Lancers take their conference-leading 5-1 record to Perryville for a matchup with the 4-2 St. Vincent Indians. While known for having an air-raid offense since head coach Tim Schumer took over three years ago, St. Vincent’s defense has been overwhelming lately with the Indians recording three consecutive shutouts.

But St. Pius has a strong defense, too. The Lancers are giving up only 10 points-per-game over their last five games. Schumer says the challenge on offense will be controlling the line of scrimmage.

St. Pius head coach Dan Oliver gets a lot of help on the defense from defensive coordinator Tilden Watson. Oliver talks about what makes his defense so tough to score against.